SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - On a 2011 business trip to New York, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers venture firm partner Trae Vassallo answered a late night knock on her hotel room door. A male colleague, Ajit Nazre, was standing there in his bathrobe and slippers.

(Reuters) - A lawsuit in 2012 by Ellen Pao, a former junior partner of venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers over allegations of gender discrimination and retaliation has helped shine a spotlight on accusations of sexism at Silicon Valley companies. The following are some of the examples: January 2015 - Stanford graduate Elise Clougherty sues Formation 8 partner Joe ...